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I’ve owned my expedition sea kayak for 22 years. In that time I have done many big trips, but because of travel, the last was in 2016. Then I went crazy for a few months: 280kms through the Broughtons off … Continue reading →

Comoros are an island nation off the coast of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean between northern Mozambique and northern Madagascar. Understand. Comoros has endured 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared … Continue reading →

Madagascar June 7-15, 2023 Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 46th largest country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo. Madagascar consists of an eponymous main island and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the … Continue reading →

Madagascar is a large island in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. It is the fourth largest island in the world. Understand The first people arrived in Madagascar between 350 BC and 550 AD from Borneo on outrigger canoes. These Austronesian first settlers … Continue reading →

Eritrea borders the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan, with a long disputed border with Ethiopia. Climate. Hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 610mm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall … Continue reading →

Eritrea borders the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan, with a long disputed border with Ethiopia. Understand Eritrea was conquered in 1890 by Italy, who hung onto it until World War II, when they were expelled by the British. Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in … Continue reading →

Sudan Dec 18-21, 2022 Sudan is the third largest country in Africa and sixteenth largest in the world, bordering Egypt, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan. Getting a visa for Sudan is an expensive hit-and-miss affair, but if you do manage to get in, and you … Continue reading →

METHANE – Put a Plug in it – Governments should set targets to reduce methane emissions – It would rapidly make a difference to climate change April 3, 2021 Economist The oracle of Delphi’s trance-like state is thought to have … Continue reading →

The Medicine is the Message – Covid-19 vaccines have alerted the world to the power of RNA therapies.  Mar 27th 2021 Economist  Molecular biology is not a popularity contest. But if it were, it would be a partisan one. The evolutionary … Continue reading →

Sudan is the third largest country in Africa and sixteenth largest in the world, bordering Egypt, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan. Getting a visa for Sudan is an expensive hit-and-miss affair, but if you do manage to get in, and you stick to the safe … Continue reading →